The first impression

The first day of class, our new teacher gave to us a list with four options, four words to select just one. The words were: Sun, Air, Tree, Earth. And we had to choose the one that represents us and explain why. 

Well, I have to say that I love these kind of test to meet yourself better and improve your imagination. So I was really surprised and excited, because it was the first class of English, and it was nice, not bored or theoretical like the others nine subjects that we do.

So, initially I thought that I was like Air, and then I ask to myself, how it would be? Like a feeling of freedom? Or like a feeling of nothing?

And almost instantly I thought that I wasn't like that. So I thought again and asked to myself, what of these words are you? And then I saw myself, a few years ago beside that beautiful and lush tree, in France, Forêt de Tronçais. I felt a beautiful feeling with this tree, a feeling of real freedom, the freedom that I was looking for. Because it is like feeling the roots of myself, with the earth, in a fixed place, without leaving, like your real home. If I'm a Tree, I'm my own home, and that sounds really good for me. Knowing myself and be happy just with me, I believe in that kind of freedom.

And you may think, "a tree is not exactly the most free option that you can choose, it can't be moved because it is fixed on a place". Yeah, well, that's exactly my definition of freedom. I think you are really free when you are feeling the roots of yourself and you are good with it, if it is not the case, I think you are trying to move, because maybe you want to escape, and then you are not really free. If you accept yourself, just the way you are, you will be always good, and it does not care where you are, because you are always in your body. If you think that your human body is your home, you will always at home. And a tree, is like your human body, just your home. 

And then, in the following slide, there are the definitions of the type of person that you are, in function to the word that you have chosen: 

Earth: systematic, logical, tidy, organized... STRICT! 
Tree: balanced, sensible, calm, fond of nature, ambitious, strong... RELUCTANT TO CHANGES!
Sun: active, optimistic, lively, cheerful... TOO INDEPENDENT!
Air: creative, imaginative, dreamy... YOU DON'T STICK TO REALITY!

Hello, again!

Hey, I’m Lianett Pérez, as you know, but all my friends call me Lily. I prefer this than Lianett, it is very seriously! 

I think we had to explain some things about us, so I would like to explain what I think now of my future.

Well... Right now I'm studying the humanities subjects, like Latin, Greek, Literature, History... Because it is what I like for now, but I don't know what I want to study. In 4th of ESO I thought to study Psychology, you know, to help another people, which kind of person wouldn't want this in his future? But, unluckily it is more scientific of what I could imagine... And now, I really have no a idea what I want to study, to do, or to work in my life. I only know that I don't want to wake up with sixty and realize I hate my job. I think if I really like a job, it isn't a job because it becomes in a good part of your life.

So, I took a decision, when I finish the baccalaureate I would like to live in the United States for about one or maybe two years. Part of my family live there, and I would like to see them too. But principally to learn English 100%, and take it like the first language. This is my first dream for the moment. And I have to take a decision for my future but I don’t want to depress myself with this, so until this moment, I would like to travel and know new places, people, or cultures... Because we have to keep going but I really think that take this decision is very important in our life, and future. Maybe it is the most important question for us, what would we like to study, or to do. But first of all we are here to be happy, of course. And now I had to study hard and be the person who I want, to be happy. That’s all that I can say now, maybe tomorrow it is different, but for now, I really enjoy the languages.

By the way, of course I actually expect to earn good grades and be proud of my work in this high school putting my best effort.

“Every single one of you has something that you’re good at. Every single one of you has something to offer, and you have the responsibility to discover what that is.” -Barack Obama.

The last one is the sentence of the speech that I have chosen. Why? Well, I think it represent very good my important question in this moment of my life. I totally agree with this sentence, I think we actually have a responsibility, not just with the society, but with us too. We deserve to be happy, and to be proud of what we are. And we are what we do, so right now, we’re students, but in a future, we’ll be a workers, so we have to choose very well and set ours owns goals if we want to be successful. So I can say that my first objective now is meet challenges in the future, and believe always in myself. Just doing this is how I can find what I really would like to study in the future.